2015 US Code
Title 23 - Highways (Sections 101 - 610)
Chapter 3 - General Provisions (Sections 301 - 330)
Sec. 304 - Participation by small business enterprises

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 23 - HIGHWAYS
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 23 - HIGHWAYS
CHAPTER 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 304 - Participation by small business enterprises
Containssection 304
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawYes
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 112-141, div. A, title I, §1104(c)(5), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 427.
Statutes at Large References72 Stat. 913
126 Stat. 427
Public and Private LawsPublic Law 85-767, Public Law 112-141

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23 U.S.C. § 304 (2015)
§304. Participation by small business enterprises

It is declared to be in the national interest to encourage and develop the actual and potential capacity of small business and to utilize this important segment of our economy to the fullest practicable extent in construction of Federal-aid highways, including the Interstate System. In order to carry out that intent and encourage full and free competition, the Secretary should assist, insofar as feasible, small business enterprises in obtaining contracts in connection with the prosecution of the highway program.

(Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 913; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, §1104(c)(5), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 427.)

AMENDMENTS

2012—Pub. L. 112–141 substituted "Federal-aid highways" for "the Federal-aid highway systems".

EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2012 AMENDMENT

Amendment by Pub. L. 112–141 effective Oct. 1, 2012, see section 3(a) of Pub. L. 112–141, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates of 2012 Amendment note under section 101 of this title.

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